The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 144
... pleasures , and obstructed me in the duties of life . The esteem and kindness of wise and good men is one of the last pleasures which I can be content to lose ; and grati- tude to those from whom this pleasure is received , is a duty of ...
... pleasures , and obstructed me in the duties of life . The esteem and kindness of wise and good men is one of the last pleasures which I can be content to lose ; and grati- tude to those from whom this pleasure is received , is a duty of ...
Page 173
James Boswell. my very dear friend . I therefore with peculiar pleasure give to the world a just and elegant compliment thus paid to his lordship by Johnson . CHARADE . My first shuts out thieves from your house or your room ... pleasure ...
James Boswell. my very dear friend . I therefore with peculiar pleasure give to the world a just and elegant compliment thus paid to his lordship by Johnson . CHARADE . My first shuts out thieves from your house or your room ... pleasure ...
Page 197
... pleasure in it . Language is scanty , and inadequate to express the nice gradations and mixtures of our feelings . No man reads a book of science from pure inclination . The books that we do read with pleasure are light compositions ...
... pleasure in it . Language is scanty , and inadequate to express the nice gradations and mixtures of our feelings . No man reads a book of science from pure inclination . The books that we do read with pleasure are light compositions ...
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